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unusual facts about Prague school



André Martinet

The Prague School of linguistics was one of Martinet's main influences, and he is known for pioneering a functionalist approach to syntax which led to a violent polemic with Noam Chomsky.

Skalička

Vladimír Skalička (1909-1991), Czech linguist, polyglot, and member of the influential Prague School of linguists and literary critics in Prague

Topic–comment

In the Prague school, the dichotomy, termed topic–focus articulation, has been studied mainly by Vilém Mathesius, Jan Firbas, František Daneš, Petr Sgall and Eva Hajičová.


see also

Sucharda

Stanislav Sucharda, a Czech sculptor and professor at the Prague School of Applied Arts